Q. The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1st November, 2017 at Feroz Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh, Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?
1) Dr. L. D. Papney
2) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
3) Shri Subir Chakraborty
4) Shri P. D. Siwal
Q. Which one of the following is not an exclusive right of the concerned coastal nations over Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
1) Survey and exploitation of mineral resources of ocean deposits
2) Exploitation of marine water energy and marine organisms including fishing
3) Conservation and management of marine resources
4) Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables
Q. Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/ are correct ?
1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service enginners from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.
2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which one of the following Indian States has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to its total populations?
1) Mizoram
2) Nagaland
3) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. Which of the following National Parks of India are declared as World Heritage by UNESCO ?
1. Keoladeo Natioanl Park 2. Sundarbans National Park
2. Kaziranga National Park 4. Ranthambore National Park
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 1, 2 and 3 only
3) 3 and 4 only
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Which of the following statements about the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is/ are orrect ?
1. It has been incorporated as a Public Limited Company.
2. It started its operation by establishing tow pilot branches at Hyderabad and Varanasi.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which of the following are the functions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ?
1. Inquiry at its own initiative on the violation of human rights.
2. Inquiry on a petition presented to it by a victim.
3. Visit to jails to study the condition of the inmates.
4. Undertaking and promoting research in the field of human rights.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2, 3 and 4 only
3) 1, 3 and 4 only
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct ?
1) It is a commercial arm of the Department of industrial Policy and Promotion.
2) It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
3) It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
4) It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
Q. Reserved forests are forests -
1) reserved for hunting
2) reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
3) reserved for local use
4) reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Q. With reference to 'One Nation, One Election', which of the following statements is/ are correct ?
1. The Election Commission had suggested as early as in 1983 that a system should be evolved so that elections to Lok Sabha and state legislative Assemblies could be held simultaneously.
2. The Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy-headed Law Commission said in its 170th Report in May 1999 that "we must go back to the situation where that elections to Lok Sabha and all the Legislative Assemblies are held at once".
3. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, under the Chairmanship of E.M. Sudarshana Natchiappan (Congress), in its 79th Report in 2015 also concluded that simultaneous elections were required for long term governance.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 3 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
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